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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal does the hunter who approaches Maghan Kon Fatta offer to him?
(a) A bird.
(b) A buffalo.
(c) A deer.
(d) A lion.

2. What physical deformity does the hunter tell the king his future wife should have?
(a) She should be a mute.
(b) She should be a humpback.
(c) She should be a giant.
(d) She should be a dwarf.

3. From what land is the hunter from?
(a) Mongawi.
(b) Querics.
(c) Bedahere.
(d) Sangaran.

4. Why do ancient African kings want griots?
(a) Because griots were thought to be magical.
(b) To keep their memories alive.
(c) To have constant companionship.
(d) To be able to pour out their deepest secrets.

5. Which character is forced into Kanty's employment?
(a) Manding Bory.
(b) Dankaran.
(c) Fassyky.
(d) Sundiata.

6. Who is named heir to the throne once the king dies?
(a) Manding Bory.
(b) Sundiata.
(c) Dankaran.
(d) Djeli Mamoudou Kouyate.

7. How does Fassyky win over Kanty's heart, and convince him not to kill him?
(a) He sings Kanty a song.
(b) He begs Kanty for his life.
(c) He bribes Kanty with bags of gold.
(d) He threatens Kanty with Sundiata's power.

8. Which of the following musical instruments is magical in Kanty's chamber?
(a) A xylophone.
(b) A flute.
(c) A piano.
(d) A drum.

9. Who is Maghan Kon Fatta?
(a) Sundiata's brother.
(b) Sundiata's father.
(c) Sundiata's grandfather.
(d) Sundiata's son.

10. Which of the following ailments affects Sundiata?
(a) He is blind.
(b) He is deaf.
(c) He is lame.
(d) He is mute.

11. Who is Fran Kamara?
(a) Sundiata's griot.
(b) Sundiata's arch enemy.
(c) Sundiata's brother.
(d) Sundiata's childhood friend.

12. What gift did ancient African kings believe griots could give them?
(a) Courage.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Immortality.

13. Where does Sassouma force Sologon to live after the king dies?
(a) In a pig sty.
(b) In a small patch behind the palace.
(c) Out in the woods, far away from the palace.
(d) In the desert.

14. Which of the following actions is Djata most often seen doing by the villagers?
(a) Running.
(b) Hunting.
(c) Crawling.
(d) Swimming.

15. When Sundiata visits Ghana, what does he realize about the people who live there?
(a) They are excellent traders.
(b) They have never seen a white man before.
(c) They are very educated.
(d) They all admire king Dankaran.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom do Sundiata's ancestors seek advise at the opening of the story?

2. Which of the following types of poems is the genre which "Sundiata" belongs to?

3. What does the king give to his subjects in celebration for the birth of the new child?

4. What does Sassouma plot to do to Sogolon?

5. What is the weather like when Sogolon first goes into labor?

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